I candled the egg on day 24 and it had a dark section with a ring, no veins and a faint "off" smell so it went in the bin and mum got lifted up and off into the coop (Under protest)She then laid the HUGEST broody poo after so long on the nest (My other half is still commenting on it's size!)

So it seems mother does not always know best

I think her two existing chicks must be relieved that mum is finally moving around the coop and they can too - it was a lot of "feather doona time" for those two chicks while waiting

Yep little Jappie was off the eggs for over an hour and they went cold so that is why i gave her extra time. She got confused about which nest box was hers after I let her out for a dustbathe. My bad. (That little gold birchen i got from you Pam with the wheaten). She is proving a great no fuss but good mum. The little grey I got from you is fierce...she attacked me today while I tried to rescue one of her tangled (in some stray net) chicks. Nothing as scary as a riled Jappie!!! Terrifying!

Japs can be feisty little mums I have one here at the minute goes you when you walk near her babies in the hutch....just as well she is in the hutch...she is only like this with babies. I get way more injuries from the broody muscovies .....

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